Description: The original 1862 hand signed “Ten Dollars” Confederate note has a picture of the South Carolina State Capitol in the center. In the lower right corner of the note is a picture of R.M.T. Hunter. This note was printed on pink paper with black ink on the front and blue ink on the back. The note was issued from Richmond, Virginia and was “Printed by B. Duncan”. The hand inscribed serial number is “11196” and is cut cancelled (two X’s cut through note, left and right of center). There were about 200 different people who signed for each treasury official. For the most part they were women, many the wives or daughters of Confederate soldiers who had been killed in action. The original lead bullets were excavated from the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia. They were all made in iron molds and would have used a paper cartridge. The .58 rifle and Williams Cleaner and were made for the Springfield rifle and along with the .52 Sharps were Federal issue. The .69 musket ball could have used by either side. The Williams was used to clean the black powder fouling from the rifle barrel. The white patina is due to oxidation in the ground. The Wilderness, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, was the first battle in 1864 between General Grant’s “Army of the Potomac” and General Lee’s “Army of Northern Virginia”. It was the beginning of what would be called Grant’s “Overland Campaign” to take the Confederate capitol at Richmond. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was the second major battle in the Campaign. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged from General Robert E. Lee's army and moved to the southeast. Elements of Lee's army beat the Union army to the critical crossroads of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, and began entrenching. Fighting occurred on and off from May 8 through May 21, 1864. The hand made solid Poplar frame with a distressed black over red milk paint finish is 9 x 12 (glass size). The mat color is gray. All of the work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia by my wife and I. The frame is ready to hang. The wire is recessed which allows the frame to rest flat back to the wall as in a museum mount. The “bumpons” on each back corner protect the wall and keep the frame level. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph and description of the items purchased. The documents pictured will also come with the set. Please see our "About” on front page for more information on the framing and artifacts.
Price: 110 USD
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
End Time: 2024-09-16T15:16:20.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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